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Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

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b. 88

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt II

No pedal markings in A & GE2

 in GE1 (→FE→EE)

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No pedalling on the 4th beat of the bar is most probably a result of Chopin's distraction – the notation of pedalling stops in A on the  sign in the middle of the bar, perhaps due to lack of ink; after returning to writing, the composer could have been occupied with another issue. In a very similar context in bar 20, the pedalling – pedal on each beat of the bar – is written in the entire bar. The addition of  in GE1 (→FE→EE) is probably a routine revision – it is hard to imagine that, when adding pedalling, Chopin would have overlooked the accented chord on the 4th beat of the bar. When removing the sign, the reviser of GE2 could have considered that it would be better to leave a general  indication on the 3rd beat rather than to suggest no pedalling on the 4th one.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: GE revisions , No pedal release mark , Inaccuracies in A